Presidential Birthplace Bias?

So far, there have been 46 presidents of the United States of America, from George Washington to Joseph Biden. In theory, they should hail from all over the country; however, when you think about where they were born, it is likely that you think about the East Coast....

Pittsburgh

The original link between the East Coast and the Midwest, Pittsburgh is the second largest city in Pennsylvania. The “Steel City” was known for manufacturing, and suffered some during the deindustrialization era, but has managed to pivot it’s focus and remain relevant...

Spatial Autocorrelation

In recent years, data science and analytics have emerged from the backroom to become mission critical for many companies. Linear regression and its many variants are foundational to that effort and its core assumptions are commonly known and understood. The basic...

Evaluating Retail Chain Risk Profiles

We recently asked our friends at ChainXY (www.chainxy.com) for the location data on selected retail chains in Texas in order to undertake some comparative analysis of the site signatures and risk profiles of each. The locational strategies of each retail chain have...

The Kansas City Boom

Recently, I’ve found myself at the center of the biggest pop culture story of the year, both demographically and geographically. Demographically speaking, I fall into the coveted 18-35 year old female age group, and geographically, my family has recently relocated to...

Data on Demand

In recent years, many companies have embraced geospatial data and analytics by combining business analytics tools with data from disparate sources. Demographics can play a role that extends well beyond the site location analysis into a great range of applications. At...